DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 06/06 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.7 - - 80.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 53 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3552 - - 1864 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2943 - - 922 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4441 - - 2753 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3799 - - 5203 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 341 - - 217 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 9 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 290 - - 252 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 19 - - -4 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 661 - - -54 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3780 - - 2807 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -735 - - -1747 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5176 - - 4500 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 80 - - 93 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 2230 - - 2330 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 82.7 - - 80.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 68.8 - - 70.6 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 81.8 - - 79.8 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 67.5 - - 69.3 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 136 - - 53 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3552 - - 1864 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 21 - - 73 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98588 20 091 17 101 98588 91099 16 083 17 051 91099 85412 12 076 15 054 85412 80715 12 055 8 096 80715 76652 9 037 6 093 76652 73046 7 035 7 062 73046 69776 8 030 7 037 69776 66772 11 031 7 018 66772 64002 7 320 7 343 64002 61330 4 281 9 285 61330 58542 7 296 12 296 58542 55649 16 304 15 303 55649 52885 27 296 24 301 52885 50395 36 287 38 291 50395 48174 39 285 43 288 48174 46173 39 286 42 290 46173 44351 38 294 40 288 44351 42675 48 291 40 284 42675 41114 50 286 41 288 41114 39655 48 290 46 291 39655 38279 48 296 45 287 38279 36943 50 297 38 288 36943 35582 52 291 38 292 35582 34166 50 292 39 292 34166 32695 45 295 38 295 32695 31156 42 296 36 299 31156 29536 40 297 35 300 29536 27837 40 301 35 302 27837 26057 42 305 35 308 26057 24200 41 309 32 311 24200 22267 36 309 29 315 22267 20254 32 292 25 301 20254 18158 37 280 30 292 18158 16028 38 280 28 293 16028 13979 32 283 23 296 13979 12118 28 277 21 288 12118 10468 28 276 20 290 10468 9005 26 282 17 294 9005 7704 21 289 13 295 7704 6546 17 292 11 290 6546 5515 15 292 9 282 5515 4604 12*290 9 271 4604 3797 10*290 9 260 3797 3074 10 290 9*256 3074 2435 9 290 9*256 2435 1901 9 290 9 253 1901 1491 8 290 9 252 1491 1208 8 291 9 251 1208 1037 7 290 8 251 1037 938 6 290 7 251 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography